MANHATTAN — Joe Mocnik, an experienced university librarian and administrator, has been named the new dean of K-State Libraries at Kansas State University. Mocnik's appointment, which begins July 25, was made by K-State Provost and Executive Vice President Charles Taber following a national search.
"We welcome Dr. Mocnik to Kansas State University and will rely on his expertise, leadership and strategic vision to ensure that the K-State library system is always ready to meet the ever-evolving needs of our public research university," Taber said. "Student learning and success will be at the forefront of Dr. Mocnik's priorities, as well as promoting and supporting increased research and scholarship across the university in support of K-State's goal to become a Top 50 public research university."
As dean of K-State Libraries, Mocnik, who currently serves as dean of libraries at North Dakota State University, will oversee a research library system with a total budget of $13.5 million and a collection of 3.6 million titles. He will work collaboratively with partners across the four K-State campuses and in its nine colleges to develop a broad and synergistic alignment of library services supporting the continuing transformation of K-State Libraries as a center encouraging student research, academic excellence and collaboration in a technologically rich environment.